[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 55 (Tuesday, April 8, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E535]
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COMMEMORATING UNITED STATES RECOGNITION OF NEWLY INDEPENDENT BOSNIA AND 
                              HERZEGOVINA

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                           HON. JOHN W. OLVER

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, April 8, 2008

  Mr. OLVER. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the citizens of 
Bosnia and Herzegovina on their recent anniversary of independence 
which was recognized by the United States on April 7, 1992. 1 am 
honored that the United States was one of the first nations to 
recognize the newly independent Bosnia and Herzegovina.
  I would like to applaud the democratic orientation of Bosnia and 
Herzegovina and I strongly support the further strengthening of its 
government and peoples and their respect for human rights, rule of law, 
and free market economics. As we mark the anniversary of U.S. 
recognition of an independent Bosnia and Herzegovina, let us reaffirm 
our support for Bosnia's progress towards Euro-Atlantic integration.
  I once again congratulate the citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina on 
this anniversary of their independence and I look forward to 
collaboration between our two countries.

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